The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No man is an island; Every book is a world”. A. J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means.A. J. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has...
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On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No man is an island; Every book is a world”. A. J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means.A. J. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his pr
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Format: ebook
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Pages no: 260
Edition language: English
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